Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-09-03

illustrated than IN the emigration
statistics of this country. The time
was when our country needed inn
migration to make up her popula-
lation, but the natural increase
now is so great that this is no long
err needed, and therefore some check
should be put upon it. There are some
who may say lyon wanted us form.
erly, and now that your country is
built up you want to keep us out,
and we will accept the proposition
as true, and fully agree with it
We did want them, we held out in
dncements to them to come. We
made them citizens as fully as our
native born citizens and in every
way carried out our contract. We
wanted you, we received you-and
we have now in general terms many as
we want. We do not believe in an
indiscriminate rejection of all for
egners who seek our shores but our
gates should be closed to all but
those who are able to support them
selves, and who are in a position to
reject miserable stipends that will
only enable them to keep soul aud
body together, to the detriment Of
our sterling laboring classes. Amer
lean industry offers plenty of work
to a plenty of laborers, al. remuner-
ative prices but the influx Of pauper
labor has enabled monopolists to
make the wages of the laborer what
they chose to do--for supply and de-
mand always regulates prices of la
Dor as we'll as of commodities. Our
public lands have, in a great meas
ure, been taken up by them, and
future generations of natives born
must look to the acquisition of lands
by other means than that of patent.
Any one who will go through the
agricultural districts from the Ohio
river to the Missouri river will find
that at least four quarter sections
have been pre-empted by foreigners
to one by native born; and he may
60 still further than the Missouri,
and find that the greater portion of
good agricultural land is either in
the hands of foreign settlers, or of
rich land corporations who have
paid men to pre-empt for them-and
thus have acquired large tracts eth
or for sale to settlers, or for ranch
purposes. Communistic Nihilistic
and socialistic views have been the
result of some of our importations,
represented by Justus Schwab, Aug
ust Spies and Dennis kearney,
and discomfort has been bred among
men who had no cause of discomfort
to the destruction of life, limb and
property, and to the open and def
ant violation of law. We therefore
hold that immigration shall be re-
stricted, even if we have to PIT an
import tax on foreigners coming to
our shores. From 1920 to 1886 the
total number of immigrants arriv-
ing in this country was 13,44S, 657,
the largest number in any one year
being 7SS, 992 in 1882; 1881 follow
ing next with 600, 431 SO with
COS, 332. Last year only 334, 203
came, but this year the increase has
beenvery heavy, and bids fair to reach
the figures of 81 or IS. OF IL, 00O,-
900 emigrants leaving Europe be-
tween 1920 and 1882, $685. 900
we're from Great Britain and Ire
land, and 1850, 900 from Germany.
The known remittanees by Irish
settlers in the United States to their
friends in Ireland between 1851
and 1881 amountedto 500, 900, 900
reaching its highest amount per an
mum $500, 900 in 1881. Some dis
elimination should now be made,
and our country should no longer
be made an aims house for Europe.
We do not believe in closing the
doors absolutely, neither can We